The Dongzhi Festival or Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the Dongzhi solar term (winter solstice) on or around December 22 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest. It is a festival even equivalent to the New Year in the past, telling people that the winter days have come formally. It is also known as "Chinese...
by Nicholas Yim